The Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup.
Canadian Football News in 1957 In March 1957, the CRU officially adopted a resolution allowing the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) to retain its constitutional right to challenge for the Grey Cup but left it up to the Western Interprovincial Football Union and the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union to decide when the ORFU had sufficiently improved its calibre of play.
The Canadian Football Council (CFC) allowed interference to be legal up to third 5-yard stripe by eligible blockers.
The 45th annual Grey Cup game was televised live from coast to coast in Canada for the first time. TV rights brought in $125,000 for the CFC.
Regular season
Final regular season standings Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points + Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 2 0 475 142 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 12 4 0 406 300 24 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 221 413 12BC Lions 16 4 11 1 284 369 9Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 3 12 1 276 438 7+ Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 250 189 20 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 326 237 16 Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 287 301 12Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 274 410 8+ Ontario Rugby Football Unionhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CsExAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rOIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6179%2C766480 Ottawa Citizen – Nov 4, 1957 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts London Lords 12 8 2 2 320 110 18 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 12 8 3 1 280 153 17 Sarnia Golden Bears 12 6 5 1 367 169 13 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 12 0 12 0 35 570 0 Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. Edmonton and Hamilton both have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1957
Semifinals
WIFU Date Away HomeNovember 9 Calgary Stampeders 13Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13November 11Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15Calgary Stampeders 3
Winnipeg won the total-point series by 28–16. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.
IRFU DateAwayHomeNovember 13 Montreal Alouettes 24Ottawa Rough Riders 15
The Alouettes will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the IRFU Finals.
Finals
WIFU Date Away HomeNovember 16 Edmonton Eskimos 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19November 20Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4Edmonton Eskimos 5November 23Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17 (OT)Edmonton Eskimos 2
Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.
IRFU Date Away HomeNovember 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17Montreal Alouettes 10November 23Montreal Alouettes 1Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39
Hamilton won the total-point series by 56–11. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff Bracket
Grey Cup Championship November 30 The 45th Grey Cup – Toronto, Ontario Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1957 Grey Cup Champions
Canadian Football Leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leaders
1957 Eastern (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union) All-Stars Offence QB – Sam Etcheverry, Montreal Alouettes RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Gerry McDougall, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts E – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes E – Menan Schriewer, Toronto Argonauts FW – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders C – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes OG – Dave Suminski, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OG – Larry Hayes, Ottawa Rough Riders OT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders OT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-CatsDefence DT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Pete Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – John Welton, Toronto Argonauts DG – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DG – Larry Hayes, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes LB – Tony Curcillo, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes DB – Ralph Goldston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Bobby Kuntz, Toronto Argonauts S – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders
1957 Western (Western Interprovincial Football Union) All-Stars Offence QB – Ken Ploen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – By Bailey, British Columbia Lions RB – Gerry James, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Johnny Bright, Edmonton Eskimos E – Jack Gotta, Calgary Stampeders E – Ernie Pitts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers C – Galen Wahlmeier, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Harry Langford, Calgary Stampeders OG – Ed Sharkey, British Columbia Lions OT – Dick Huffman, Calgary Stampeders OT – Roger Nelson, Edmonton EskimosDefence DT – Dick Huffman, Calgary Stampeders DT – Buddy Tinsley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DE – Frank Anderson, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers MG – Art Walker, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Ed Sharkey, British Columbia Lions LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – Bobby Marlow, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Ted Tully, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Jack Gotta, Calgary Stampeders DB – Larry Isbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders S – Oscar Kruger, Edmonton Eskimos
1957 Canadian Football Awards Most Outstanding Player Award – Jackie Parker (RB), Edmonton Eskimos Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Gerry James (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Kaye Vaughan (OT/DT), Ottawa Rough Riders Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Dick Shatto (RB), Toronto Argonauts Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Gary W.C. Williams (HB), Toronto Argonauts Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Mike Lashuk (FB), Edmonton Eskimos DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (WIFU Outstanding Lineman) - Art Walker (DE), Edmonton Eskimos Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - ???
1957 Miss Grey Cup Miss BC Lions Carol Lucas was named Miss Grey Cup 1957
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